Mexican Harvest Mouse vs Rooting Polypore

Reithrodontomys mexicanus compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Reithrodontomys	Polyporus
Species	Reithrodontomys mexicanus	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Harvest Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.